Vivek Oberoi breaks a leg, Mani Ratnam feels the pain

AGENCIESJul 17, 2003, 01.26am IST

KOLKATA: Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi fractured his leg and eminent film director Mani Ratnam developed chest pain during the shooting of a hot-chase sequence of a film on a bridge over river Hoogly on Wednesday.

Oberoi suffered serious fractures in his left leg when he tripped while running in a zigzag fashion on being chased by the dummy of co-star Ajay Devgan on a motorcycle, police sources said. As the Company hero fell down, the motorcycle, which followed him closely, ran over his left leg. Ratnam, who was watching the sequence of the yet-to-be-titled film, developed chest pain almost immediately after the incident, the sources said.

While Oberoi was rushed to Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Ratnam was admitted to the intensive care unit of BM Birla Heart Research Centre where an ECG was conducted.

The condition of both was reported to be under control, hospital sources said. Ratnam arrived in the city with his film crew, which includes Abhishek Bachchan, over the weekend to shoot for the film.